“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” -Unknown What’s on your reading list for the year ahead? With book writing in full swing this past year, my brain was filled with words, words, and more words. Between reading and writing, I shelved several more spiritual and […]
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it” -Matthew 16:24-26 NIV From a young age, I remember believing I needed to keep myself small. Fading […]
Six years ago, I made the difficult choice to go “no contact” with my mom. Those who have wrestled with navigating toxic and abusive family relationships know how hard it can be to step away. It’s easy to fall back into accepting the “known” toxic behavior of someone close to you when it’s familiar. It’s even harder to step into […]